Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System (Srs); Air Bags - Ford 2006 Transit Body and Equipment Mounting Section Manual

5.8 Air Bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)

5.8.1 Air Bags

Front Seats
Side airbags are not compatible with swiveling
front seats.
Do not specify the base vehicle with side airbags
when planning to retrofit a swiveling device on
the front seats and/or an armrest on the outer
side of the front seats, this may affect the function
and/or deployment of the side airbags.
Driver and Passenger Front Airbag Deployment Zones
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The airbag sensors for side airbags are located
nearby the bottom of the B-pillar
WARNING: Modifications or
reinforcements in the area of the
sensors may affect the side airbag
fire timing and result in uncontrolled
side air bag deployment.
Please note that vehicles not equipped with side
airbags but equipped with front airbags only are
not affected.
Drilling or grinding operations in this area are only
permitted when battery cables are disconnected.
FordTransit 2006.5 (April 2006 )
Date of Publication: 12/2006